<s>
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
self-publishing	O
that	O
is	O
popular	O
for	O
blogging	O
and	O
other	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
WordPress	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Automattic	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
many	O
companies	O
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
WordPress	B-Application
project	O
,	O
neither	O
it	O
nor	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
are	O
affiliated	O
with	O
the	O
WordPress	B-Application
software/project	O
or	O
the	B-Application
WordPress	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
as	O
an	O
invitation-only	O
service	O
,	O
although	O
at	O
one	O
stage	O
,	O
accounts	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
Flock	B-Protocol
web	I-Protocol
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
features	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
free	O
plan	O
:	O
install	O
PHP	B-Application
plugins	B-Application
,	O
customize	O
theme	O
CSS	B-Language
,	O
write	O
JavaScript	B-Language
,	O
domain	O
mapping	O
,	O
domain	O
registration	O
,	O
removal	O
of	O
ads	O
,	O
website	O
redirection	O
,	O
video	O
upload	O
,	O
storage	O
upgrades	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Spaces	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
blogging	O
service	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
closing	O
and	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
partner	O
with	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
for	O
blogging	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
gave	O
SFTP	O
and	O
PHPMyAdmin	O
access	O
to	O
Business	O
and	O
eCommerce	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
41%	O
of	O
websites	O
are	O
built	O
on	O
WordPress	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
free	O
plan	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
readers	O
see	O
ads	O
on	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
pages	O
,	O
though	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
claims	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
support	O
pages	O
,	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
says	O
it	O
"	O
sometimes	O
display[s]	O
advertisements	O
on	O
your	O
blog	O
to	O
help	O
pay	O
the	O
bills	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
Adnan	O
Oktar	O
,	O
a	O
Turkish	O
creationist	O
,	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
Turkish	O
court	O
to	O
block	O
Internet	O
access	O
to	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
for	O
all	O
of	O
Turkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
lawyers	O
argued	O
that	O
blogs	O
on	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
contained	O
libellous	O
material	O
on	O
Oktar	O
and	O
his	O
colleagues	O
which	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
staff	O
was	O
unwilling	O
to	O
remove	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Mullenweg	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
supports	O
free	O
speech	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
shut	O
people	O
down	O
for	O
'	O
uncomfortable	O
thoughts	O
and	O
ideas	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
blocked	O
in	O
several	O
countries	O
because	O
of	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
WordPress.com	B-Protocol
began	O
removing	O
several	O
pages	O
that	O
suggested	O
the	O
Sandy	O
Hook	O
Elementary	O
School	O
shooting	O
was	O
a	O
hoax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
advance	O
of	O
the	O
Australian	O
Marriage	O
Law	O
Postal	O
Survey	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
rainbow	O
banner	O
was	O
placed	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
WordPress	B-Application
Reader	O
.	O
</s>
